 It helps researchers find drugs and treatments to improve health and medicine.  It helps to ensure the safety of drugs and many other substances humans use regularly.  Researchers know the limitations and differences, and the testing is done on animals because they’re the closest match to humans.

 Many animals are experimented on and then killed after their use.  Many of the animals received tests for substances that will never see approval or public consumption and use.  The cost of animal testing is outrageous.  There’s a lot of argument about how close the reaction of an animal’s body is to a human’s body. For more information on animal testing click here.click here

60% of Mrs.Mayes 8 th pd. class would use animal tested products. Would you?

 The Draize Test: Chemical substances are placed in the eyes of conscious rabbits to evaluate damage to sensitive eye tissues.  Lethal Dosage: Tests are used to determine the amount of a substance that will kill a predetermined ratio of animals.

 Transplants: For example, the development of the heart transplant was experimented on dogs.  Taking the drug: For example, an HIV drug can’t be tested without an animal.

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